Bomber Command Air Gunner Interview – Doug Fry
A few years ago, I spent a fascinating afternoon with Second World War Bomber Command Stirling mid-upper gunner Doug Fry. Here is the first part of the interview in which Doug recalls in vivid detail…
Month: July 2020
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Battle of Britain Podcast
Delighted to have been asked to contribute to the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund’s excellently produced All Stations Series Two podcast about the Battle of Britain. Herewith is a short teaser. A longer teaser and…
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Battle of Britain Pilot Gordon Mitchell. KIA 11 July 1940.
There are many churchyards the length and breadth of the United Kingdom that host the final resting place of Royal Air Force airmen. For many, but by no means all, their graves are marked with…
Bomber Command General
Bomber Command vs the V1 – 7/8 July 1944
The Bomber Command raid to the V1 flying bomb supply depot at St Leu d’Esserent on 7/8 July 1944 met with considerable opposition, resulting in one the worst nights of the whole war for the…
Battle of Britain General
Battle of Britain pilot Tony Pickering’s interview with Steve Darlow – Excerpt 1
Brilliant anecdote from Battle of Britain pilot Tony Pickering in which he describes how his physical characteristics determined his future with the Royal Air Force.